This was an interesting stand alone story. I was surprised to see the return of Rajiv Naga so soon. Here he hijacks a satellite and uses it as a weapon. Superman really should be careful. As Clark he did admit his identity under truth syrum (Rajiv didn't believe it though). But this was supposed to be their "first encounter" with one another, yet He seems to know the bad guy as though they met. I love Rajiv using a big gun and Superman asking if he plans to throw the gun at him when it's out of ammo, like the bad guys on the classic '50s show.
A subplot really impacted me then. Perry White had been enduring months of chemotherapy and while in a fallout shelter from the Satellite attack, his wife and their new addopted son worry for him. I could sympathize, because a few months before my grandfather lost the same battle he was fighting then. It reminded me of the weak state he was in. In these days the writers knew how to give life to supporting characters, making for some interesting subplots. more